The String Quartet audition, organised by the Philharmonie de Paris as part of its String Quartet Biennal, is an opportunity for emerging ensembles to be listened to by a committee of important figures of the classical music world. This audition day is open to the public and will consist in short performances followed by a discussion with the invited professionals.

The members of the committee are:

Charlotte Bartissol, director of the ProQuartet Association-European Center for Chamber Music Paris (France)
Annett Baumeister, head of artistic planning  (Germany)
Emma Bloxham, New Generation Artists producer, BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom),
Paul Briottet, academy and concert programme deputy director of the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence (France)
Émilie Delorme, director of the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (France)
Francesco Filidei, composer and artistic consultant of the Foundation I Teatri di Reggio Emilia (Italy)
Édouard Fouré Caul-Futy, co-director of the concerts and shows department of the Philharmonie de Paris (France)
Emmanuel Hondré, director of the concerts and shows department of the Philharmonie de Paris (France)
Francois Kieffer, artistic director of Quatuors à Bordeaux and cellist of the Modigliani Quartet (France)
Knut Kirkesaether, general director of the Lofoten Internasjonale Kammermusikkfest (Norway)
Alain Meunier, cellist (France)
Francesca Moncada, sole administrator of Le Dimore Del Quartetto (Italy)
Hélène Rammant, artistic deputy planning and production at Flagey (Belgium)
Francisco Sassetti, programmer at the Philharmonie Luxembourg (Luxembourg)
Peter Thresh, New Generation Artists producer, BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom),
Linda Uschinski, head of the string quartet department of the Impresariat Simmenauer Agency (Germany)
Mirjam Wijzenbeek, programmer Classical Music of the Het Concertgebouw (Netherlands)
Yun-Peng Zhao, concertmaster of the Diotima Quartet and teacher at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (France)

Applications closing date : October 31st, 2021